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descent dark piarples and fjreens, its eye is red and glistens like a 
i'ul)y, the tail is narrow and pointed. The female is very similar 
as to the upper surface, but not so lustrous ; her under surface is 
pearly- white, striated with black. They occupied the same aviary 
as the Fairy Blue Birds. An attempt was made to secure photos, 
but the final result was very poor, owing to being compelled to 
take them against the light, also the rapidity of the bird's movements 
made it impossible to give a sufficiently lengthy exposure, com- 
patable with the light conditions, consequently, though a block 
has been made we are not using it. 
I must now pause here and leave the many other interesting species — 
Magpie Tanagers, Partridges, Quails, Guans and Trumpeter Birds, Great 
Bustards, and the fine series of water fowl for notice in next issue. 
To be concluded. 
Birds in and about the Station (Bakloh, Punjab). 
By G. A. Perreau, F.Z.S. 
(Continued from page 109.) 
TITS. 
Tits are well represented in the deodar zone and more visits 
in the winter would probably add to the list. 
The Indian Grey Tit ( Pat^us atriceps) is not exactly a bird 
to get excited about, being a very dingy edition of a Great Tit, 
still we should miss him as he is the only Tit that sticks to Bakloh 
all the year round. 
The Green-backed Tit ( P. monticola) is a glorified Great 
Tit, a trifle smaller but far brighter. He is quite common in 
winter in the Station, arriving earlier and staying later than our 
only other Tit visitor the Crested Black Tit. He and the Grey are 
equally adept in the exasperating art of catching themselves in any 
sort of trap, and the way they tangle themselves up in a net is 
annoying to put it mildly. On thinks he has just got the little 
brute clear, after ten minutes manipulating accompanied by many 
cuss words, and then one gets an unexpectedly sharp dig in an 
exti-a tender place, say the root of a nail, and one has to start the 
game all over again with warm feelings and hands blue with cold. 
Tits seem curious beasts as regards meating off, one doing well and 
another going off on exactly tlie same treatment. I took one home 
with me in April, li)08 ; he was much admired with me and with 
